if you were a cocktail, which would you be and why? Bijou. Smooth, silky, & GREEN! (well, it has Green Chartreuse in it. Close enough!)

cocktail of your youth: Gin & Tonic

gateway cocktail: Sidecar

favorite bar food: Almonds and Olives

most prized bar possession: My small collection of vintage glassware

hilarious cocktail story: Hosed down all the guests at my bar with a double batch of bright red Raspberry Gimlets when my shaker seal broke. Best part is that the one dude who was really mad and really rude to me about it, got berated by all of my regulars. It’s nice to be defended when you screw up!

hilarious cocktail recipe: I think it has to be the Cement Mixer. Who doesn’t like a good practical joke “cocktail”!

MEMBERS EMERITUS:

Barbara West

hometown: Gilford, NH

when not cocktailing, I’m… Working at MIT, writing about the people and activities that make the place tick.